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Last weekend I painted 18 DAK infantry for Bolt Action (BA).
Below are the painting steps and the list of paints I used… in case anyone likes it 😊
1. I primed the figures with Earth Green (Early) (Vallejo).
2. Did a dry brush over the figures with an old, worn-out brush using Pale Yellow Green (Ammo).
3. Painted the uniforms with several colors – Yellow Green (Vallejo), Deathworld Forest (Citadel), and a mix of those with a little Sand Yellow (Vallejo).
4. Faces and hands painted with Barbarian Flesh (Army Painter).
5. Webbing painted with Iraqui Sand (Vallejo).
6. Boots, shovel pouches, ammo pouches, and weapon straps painted with Red Leather (Vallejo).
7. Ammo pouches highlighted again with Khaki (Vallejo).
8. Canteens painted with Flat Earth (Vallejo).
9. Areas between boots and trousers painted with German Camo Beige (Vallejo).
10. Applied a slightly heavy dry brush of Desert Yellow (Vallejo) over everything.
11. Wooden parts painted with Light Brown (Ammo).
12. Helmets and gas mask canisters painted with Sand Yellow (Vallejo).
13. Tops of grenades, canteen caps, and future metal parts of weapons painted with Black Grey (Vallejo).
14. Belt buckles painted with some kind of Metallic (Vallejo).
15. Scarves painted in several shades – Blue Green (Vallejo), Troll Slayer Orange (Citadel), and Mephiston Red (Citadel) as the base.
16. Applied a wash made from a mix of several bottles:
• 3 parts Military Shade (Army Painter)
• 2 parts Sepia Tone (Army Painter)
• 2 parts Strong Tone (Army Painter)
• 2 parts Speedpaint Medium (Army Painter)
• 2 parts water
Let everything dry for about 2 hours.
17. For metallic parts I used some Vallejo silver paint stored in a Citadel bottle.
18. Gave the webbing a light pass with Pale Yellow Green.
19. Added small dots/spots on helmets with Iraqui Sand (Vallejo).
20. Applied Tanned Flesh (Army Painter) to faces and hands.
21. Then covered faces and hands with Darkoath Flesh Contrast (Citadel).
22. Finally, touched up faces and hands again with Barbarian Flesh (Army Painter).
The figures are finished, though there are still some small fixes left…
Basing – Decorating and Painting the Bases…
1. Applied white wood glue to the bases and sprinkled on fine sea sand borrowed from the Adriatic 😊.
2. Once dry, painted the sand first with Earth Green (Vallejo).
3. Strong dry brush on the sand with Pale Yellow Green (Vallejo).
4. Then a lighter dry brush with Sand Yellow (Vallejo).
5. Final layer is a mix of Sand Yellow and White (both Vallejo).
Drying takes about half an hour at most, then I glaze the bases with contrast…
Contrast mix:
• Agrax Earthshade (Citadel)
• Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast (Citadel)
• Nazdreg Yellow Contrast (Citadel)
• Rust (Vallejo)
• A little water
Dried overnight, then photos for the blog…
Haiku:
Stari kist leti,
Prolivene boje plaču,
Prljave ruke
TomZG 2025_04
